Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
Our searchable database containing electronic records. The following topics have specific genealogical sources in AAD: Passenger lists of immigrants to the Port of New York 1846-1851, WWII POWs and casualties, Korean War POWs and casualties, Japanese-American internees, Vietnam War casualties, and more.
See: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/

Other Websites with Searchable Databases

These links are provided for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement of any
organization or program by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Across the Generations: Exploring U.S. History through Family PapersFamily papers contain a wealth of useful genealogical information, as well as providing a window onto evolving social conditions, on-going economic change, new political trends, and cultural shifts over time.
This web exhibit was produced by the Sophia Smith Collection and the Bodman Family Foundation.

AncestralFindings.comSearch vital records, family surnames, and learn more about
genealogical research methods.

Ancestry.comAncestry is a subscription database available free-of-charge from any
NARA location nationwide.
It offers searchable ancestor databases of over 600 million names, as well as
specialized databases, including census images.
Ancestry.com
is available to individual researchers by subscription.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, 1841-1902This website, which is a collaboration between the Brooklyn Public Library
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, makes over 70 years of the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle available to the web-browsing public. Searchable by keyword,
date, and content type, this archive includes an introduction to the paper's
history as well as a timeline of important changes to the paper.

FamilySearchThis genealogical resource from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
hosts 300 million names in two indexes, searchable by ancestor name,
keyword, or custom search. The providers have not publicly stated whether this
site will offer access to the entirety of their 2 billion name
genealogical record repository.

Family Tree Maker.comProvides a 470 million name database as well as community message boards, genealogy help,
how-to articles, and bibliography.

Federal Township Plats of Illinois, 1804-1891The passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 created the rectangular survey
system for the mapping and subsequent sale of the western public lands of the
United States. In 1803, the first survey of lands began, which would later become the
state of Illinois.

GenealogyFrom the Digital Librarian, an extensive alphabetical list of genealogy
resources available on the Web. Some entries are annotated.

GenealogyFrom the Open Directory Project, this site indexes over 6,600
genealogy sites on the Internet. They are categorized by subject and
geographic region. Links to foreign-language sites are also included.

GenealogyToolbox.comResources on this site include a list of over 70,000 links to
genealogical resources on the Internet, news and articles on
family history research, a guide to genealogical software, and a site to
register your genealogy home page.

GeneaSearch.comIncludes a searchable database, family newsletters,
books from societies and individuals, queries, announcement of new sites,
and information for beginning researchers.

HeritageQuest
Provides online searches of the Federal Population Census, articles about genealogy,
and books describing family histories.

Illinois Veterans DatabasesFrom the Illinois State Archives, these databases cover all
veterans from Illinois who participated in America's wars from the
War of 1812 to the Spanish-American War. Included on this
site is the
Database of the 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor,
which is a list of burial places of military veterans buried in Illinois as of 1929.

History, Genealogy and EducationThis site, maintained by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) gives
information about the Immigration and Naturalization (I&N) Historical Reference Library collection
and services.